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Guilford is a small town of 3,919 people in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from Chambersburg, PA and 68 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,919people
$278kTypical home
$1,205/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
31"Snow
229Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,919
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,530 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 3 mi to Chambersburg, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,754/mo)
- Median rent $1,205/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to HGR airport
- 68 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 787 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 256 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+43 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk